Tag: obesity
Early-life weight gain boosts adult height without increasing obesity risk, study shows
Children facing undernutrition often struggle with stunted growth and long-term health issues.…
SA Faces Rising Childhood Obesity As Health Summit Seeks Sustainable Solutions
South Africa is currently facing a significant challenge in the form of…
Jay Bhattacharya, Medicaid cuts, obesity in 2050
The pandemic has shown us the importance of tracking infectious diseases in…
Market pressure seen as fueling too much weight loss in new obesity drugs
In ongoing clinical trials of Eli Lilly’s next-generation obesity drug, some trial…
Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound approved to treat sleep apnea in U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration recently gave the green light to Eli…
U.S. adult obesity rate fell in 2023, as use of GLP-1 meds rose
The U.S. obesity rate has seen a significant decline for the first…
Drinking plenty of water helps with a variety of conditions from obesity to migraines, researchers find
Water is essential for our health, and public health recommendations often suggest…
RFK Jr. should launch a Marshall Plan for obesity
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were to be confirmed as the Secretary…
How nutrition, mental health and food choices fuel South Africa’s obesity crisis –
Food addiction is a controversial topic, but there is evidence to suggest…